Random thoughts: Gratitude

So grateful to the Lord this week for several things:

  • Grateful that our “anonymous benefactor” has struck again blessing us with cash. Amazing!
  • Grateful that, even though a crown fell out of my head and down the drain, I was able to retrieve it.
  • Grateful that putting the crown back in was quick, painless, and free, even though we don’t have dental insurance now.
  • Grateful that my daughter Jenni, a high school senior, is doing great as a dual-enrolled student at Kennesaw State University.
  • Grateful for encouragement from godly friends, both old and new.
  • Grateful about guidance from the Lord about an opportunity for Cheryl, even if it is a closed door.
  • Grateful for a new month, with new opportunities.
  • Grateful that autumn is inching ever closer.
  • Grateful that Stranger Things was greenlit for a second season on Netflix.
  • Grateful for Stitcher, and for great podcasts.
  • Grateful for God’s Word.
  • Grateful that God fulfills what He promises (2 Chronicles 6:4).
  • Grateful that God gives us discernment about next steps (Psalm 119:105).
  • Grateful that no weapon formed against me will prosper (Isaiah 54:17).
  • Grateful that God hears and answers our prayers (2 Chronicles 7:15).
  • Grateful that no person and no army can stand against me when God is on my side (2 Chronicles 13:18; 14:11).

Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

—Charles Dickens

What are you grateful for?